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background-tasks - Run and monitor background tasks

Run commands in the background and monitor their output without blocking main conversation

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Updated: 2026-03-20

Capabilities

Typical Inputs

Typical Outputs

What this skill does

  • run background command
  • list all tasks
  • check task status
  • read task output
  • stop background task
  • cleanup task records

Inputs

  • command
  • working directory
  • filter patterns
  • exclude patterns
  • task ID
  • tail lines count

Outputs

  • task ID
  • task status
  • stdout logs
  • stderr logs
  • output metadata

Requirements

  • local command execution

Source

  • Spec: SKILL.md
background tasks
task management
log monitoring
development tools
command execution
run background command
list all tasks
check task status
read task output
command
working directory
filter patterns
task ID
task status
stdout logs